1947 Mercury Truck - Readers' Trucks

Junkyard Hot Rod
Rick Stewart at Duke Point Truck Parts writes to show us his '47 Mercury that he recovered from a salvage auction up in scenic Vancouver Island, Canada. The truck was smashed on both ends and was originally built as a street rod in the '80s judging by a dash plaque that was installed when Rick picked it up. It was far from being complete since it was missing the sans wipers, heater, A/C, and an emergency brake. But Rick soon took to it like a duck to water and replaced many of the items that were either missing or done incorrectly, such as the steering column. The finished project emerged a year later sitting on air bags at all four corners and powered by a 289ci Ford, backed by a C4 trans sitting on a '68 Camaro subframe. Rick calls it his "Junkyard Hot Rod".

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